Yong Ping Jiang, DOM, PhD

Dr. Yong Ping Jiang is an associate professor and chair of the department of Oriental medicine at the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MCAOM) at Northwestern Health Sciences University. He has been an instructor and member of the clinical faculty there since 1996. He received his DOM degree from Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983 and a PhD in herbal classics from the same college in 1995. He is a licensed acupuncturist and is board certified in acupuncture and Oriental medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Dr. Jiang is a member of the Shandong Society for Pulmonary Diseases and the Shandong Yantai Society for Traditional Chinese Medicine, both in China. He is fluent in Chinese and English, and has published several articles in English and two books in Chinese.

Previous Articles

Vinegar, The "Bitter" Herb
July 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 07)
A Slippery Situation
April 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 04)
Dampness and Yin Deficiency
January 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 01)
The TCM Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Part Two
November 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 11)
The TCM Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Part One
September 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 09)
Ma Huang: Setting the Record Straight
July 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 07)
The Importance of Xiao Chai Hu Tang
May 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 05)
Understanding Wei Qi
March 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 03)
The Effect of Sadness on Other Emotions on the Body
January 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 01)
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